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BEAN — Janet Legere, 84, of Rumford, died Tuesday, Aug. 19. Visiting hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Parish of the Holy Savior. Interment will be in St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations in Janet’s memory be made to fund organizations involved in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, including the Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter, 383 U.S. Route 1, Suite 2C, Scarborough, ME 04074. Arrangements are under the care of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford, ME 04276, 364-4366.

BELL — Lila K., 82, of Buckfield, died Monday, Aug. 18. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m., at Lowell Cemetery in Buckfield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Deb Saunders Scholarship Fund, c/o Vickie Gammon, 173 Darnit Road, Buckfield, ME 04220. Arrangements are under the care of Chandler Funeral Homes & Cremation Service, 45 Main St., South Paris.

BERGERON — Sister Bertha B., OSU, 85, died Saturday, Aug. 16, in Lewiston. A funeral Mass honoring sister’s life will be celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m., at the Marguerite d’Youville Chapel, with the Rev. Joseph Manship officiating. Committal services will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the Ursuline Sisters Cemetery in Waterville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Sister Bertha’s memory to the Ursuline Sisters’ Retirement Fund, Ursuline Sisters, 100 Campus Ave., Apt. 211, Lewiston, ME 04240. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the Marguerite d’Youville Chapel. Arrangements by Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred A. Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.

DYER — Margery Etta (Hammond) 94, of Auburn, died Sunday, Aug. 17. Visitation will be at Fortin/Auburn on Friday, Aug. 22, from noon to 2 p.m., followed by a service at 2 p.m. Committal will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice Foundation, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.

GILL — Georgette G., 91, of Canton, died Tuesday, Aug. 19. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Parish of the Holy Savior, St. Athanasius-St. John Church, 126 Maine Ave., Rumford. Interment will be at Demerritt Cemetery in West Peru. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, ME 04276. In lieu of flowers, please contribute in her memory to Rumford Hospital, “Gift from the Heart,” c/o Development Office, 420 Franklin St., Rumford, ME 04276.

HYDE — James P. Sr., 67, of Litchfield, died Saturday, Aug. 16. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Staples Funeral Home, 53 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner, where a funeral service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. Burial with military honors will be held Monday, Aug. 25, at 1 p.m., at the chapel in Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta.

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KERR — Charles E. Jr., 89, of Auburn, died Saturday, Aug. 16. At Charles’ request, a private family service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or at www.woundedwarriorproject.org. A service of The Fortin Group/Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home Cremation & Monument Services, 217 Turner St., Auburn, 783-8545.

LEE — Philip W. Jr., 57, of Lewiston, died Friday, Aug. 15. Family and friends are invited to gather on Friday, Aug. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m., only at Pinette Dillingham & Lynch Funeral Home, 305 Alfred Plourde Pkwy., Lewiston, 784-4023.

MABERRY — Richard A. “Dick” 74, of Durham, died Wednesday, Aug. 13. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the American Legion Post 150 in Mechanic Falls, with Eric Hanson officiating. Graveside committal services will be held at 1 p.m. on Dick’s 75th birthday, Sunday, Sept. 14, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Mechanic Falls.

PLOURDE — Constance P., 74, of Auburn, died Monday, Aug. 18. Visitation will be held at Fortin/Lewiston on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m., at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, lower chapel. Donations may be made to the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society, 55 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Graveside committal will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery. A service of The Fortin Group Funeral Home, 70 Horton St., Lewiston, ME 04240, 784-4584.

WILKINS — Clayton “Thurlow,” 87, of Livermore Falls, died Tuesday, Aug. 19. A graveside service with full military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Pleasant View Cemetery, 51 Fayette Road, Livermore Falls. Arrangements by FINLEY FUNERAL HOME, 15 Church St., Livermore Falls. If desired, contributions may be made to the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 236 Stetson Road, Auburn, ME 04210.

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